Palmar carpal ligament

Palmar carpal ligament
Palmar carpal ligament
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Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum carpi volare,; ligamentum carpeum palmare,; ligamentum carpale palmare
TA2	2545
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The palmar carpal ligament (also volar carpal ligament or Guyon's Tunnel) is a thickened portion of antebrachial fascia on anterior/palmar side of the wrist which - together with the flexor retinaculum of the hand - retains the tendons of most of the flexor muscles of the hand.^[1]^: 215

The PCL is not officially recognised in the Terminologia Anatomica. Confusingly, the PCL actually corresponds in location and structure to the extensor retinaculum of the hand (located on the opposite side of the wrist) with which the PCL is continuous as both are formations of the antebrachial fascia. Consequently, the flexor retinaculum is commonly referred to as the transverse carpal ligament to avoid confusion.^[1]^: 159

^ ^a ^b Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.

[:0-1] Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.

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